Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2013
legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. No obvious pattern for specific vehicle types in terms of fuel economy percent change with speed has yet emerged (for example, results for SUVs were similar to small sedans or pickup trucks in terms of percent change in mpg). Brief summary of vehicle data. Speed increase. Data range.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
mpg and 22.4 mpg) that lead to large changes in tax liability or the amount of a subsidy. mpg US (12.7 Under the Canadian feebate program, cars that get 43 mpg, for example, qualify for a $2,000 rebate, while cars that get 42 mpg receive a $1,500 rebate. All of this behavior is perfectly legal, they add.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 7, 2011
Simulations of future vehicles under the footprint-based standards found that the sales-weighted average vehicle size increases by 2–32%, undermining gains in fuel economy by 1–4 mpg (0.6–1.7 The model allows BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and VW to violate the standard and pay the legally required penalties. 10 11 –5.17×10
Green Car Congress
JUNE 30, 2009
In September 2004 the California Air Resources Board (ARB) passed regulations to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) from new passenger vehicles starting in 2009. EPA also found that the California program meets legal requirements regarding the protectiveness of public health and welfare as well as technological feasibility.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 30, 2010
This includes varying the rates on new car sales taxes, annual auto excise (property) taxes, and registration fees, with rates raised on low-MPG vehicles and reduced on high-MPG ones. Incentives for consumers to shift their vehicle purchases to more fuel-efficient (or lower. GHG) models. regulatory or legislative paths for this policy.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 26, 2007
So he proposed at the California Air Resources Board ZEV workshop on Tuesday. See my 7/12 post Plug-in Hybrid Bills in Congress Scare Auto Makers ) With the addition of the A123 battery module, a Prius gets between 125 and 175 mpg. Tags: plug-in prius california air resources board a123 systems plug-in hybrid les goldman.
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2015
Combined fuel economy (mpg). In charge sustaining mode, the Sonata PHEV is expected to return 40 mpg (5.88 The Sonata PHEV is perfectly capable of handling (legal) Interstate speeds on battery pack alone; however, such operation depletes the battery relatively quickly. MPG (charge sustaining). Engine power (kW).
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